Brahma Purana — Cakṣus-tīrtha at Yogeśvara: Dharma Tested, Sight Restored, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

ततः सविस्मयो राजा को भवान् इति चाब्रवीत् वैश्यो राज्ञे यथावृत्तं न्यवेदयद् अशेषतः //

Translation

Ce verset (n° 77) poursuit l’exposé, en préservant la dignité et la pureté du Dharma.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (काल/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• sa-vismayaḥ: astonished
• sa-vismayaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); sa- (with) + vismaya (wonder)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• kaḥ: who?
• kaḥ: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavān: you (sir)
• bhavān: Sambodhyārtha/Prashna (सम्बोध्यार्थ/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); honorific 2nd-person pronoun

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vaiśyaḥ: the Vaiśya
• vaiśyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• rājñe: to the king
• rājñe: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathā-vṛttam: as it happened
• yathā-vṛttam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular used adverbially; avyayībhāva: yathā (as) + vṛtta (happened)

• nyavedayat: reported / informed
• nyavedayat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vid (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• aśeṣataḥ: fully
• aśeṣataḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'completely/without remainder'

Speaker

• King speaks to the vaiśya; vaiśya responds with a complete account